RZR WHEEL SPACER PROBLEMS

RZR WHEEL SPACER PROBLEMS

Dear Sarge,

I purchased a Polaris RZR 800 that came with aluminum wheel spacers. Last night I removed the wheels to do some maintenance and I noticed that a couple of the spacer studs were loose. I tried to tighten them but they just spin in the spacers. I Loctited the studs but when I tried to tighten the lug nuts up to 90 ft-lbs, one of them still turned. So do I replace the wheels spacers with new aluminum ones or this time go with steel?

Terry Sysco

Panaca, Nevada

Private Hamburg, why in H, E, double Hocky Sticks are you torquing your wheel studs to 90 ft.lbs.??!! Recommended torque is 30 ft.lbs. PLUS 90˚! And in case you are interested Boot, that roughly equals 60 ft.lbs. I would recommend you take your wheel spacer to a shop that Helicoil’s and have them repair your two studs correctly. Note that they can heat the Loctited stud to burn the Loctite to remove the stud for a proper repair with a Helicoil. Then after you provide me with proof of a 10 mile Force March at night, you are to reinstall the spacer and wheel and torque it correctly to 30 ft.lbs. PLUS 90˚ or just plain 60 ft.lbs. Then give me at least 25 pushups more Boot for needlessly destroying equipment! Dismissed!

See UTV Action’s full test on the Polaris RZR 800 here: POLARIS RZR 800 EPS – UTV Action Magazine